d1106068_8-k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 2010
Eagle
Bulk Shipping Inc.
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Republic
of the Marshall Islands
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001-33831
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98-0453513
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
employer identification no.)
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477
Madison Avenue
New
York, New York
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10022
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code): (212) 785-2500
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report): None
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.07 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
As
disclosed in Item 5 of the Company's Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2010,
which the Company expects to file on the date hereof, the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders of Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (the "Company") was held on May 20,
2010. There were 62,126,665 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote at
the meeting. A majority of the outstanding common shares entitled to vote were
present in person or by proxy. At the meeting the matters described below were
approved by the shareholders.
1. The
following persons were re-elected Class II directors of the Company to serve
until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2013 and until their respective
successors are duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death,
resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal, by the following number of
votes:
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Votes
For
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Votes
Withheld
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Mr.
Joseph M. Cianciolo
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15,751,124
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3,343,659
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26,395,818
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Mr.
David B. Hiley
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18,238,100
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856,683
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26,395,818
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Mr.
Thomas B. Winmill
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17,789,246
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1,305,537
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26,395,818
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The
following persons continue as Class I directors of the Company: Jon Tomasson and
Sophocles N. Zoullas. The following persons continue as Class III directors of
the Company: Douglas P. Haensel and Alexis P. Zoullas.
2. The
ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent
registered public accounting firm to audit the financial statements of the
Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010, was
approved by the following number of votes:
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Votes
For
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Votes
Against
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Abstentions
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Ratification
of Ernst & Young LLP
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44,918,087
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449,798
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122,716
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-
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There
were no broker non-votes.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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EAGLE BULK SHIPPING
INC.
(registrant)
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Dated:
August 6, 2010
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By: /s/ Alan S.
Ginsberg
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Name: Alan
S. Ginsberg
Title: Chief
Financial Officer
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SK 25083 0001
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